Eight earthquake monitoring stations have been installed in the areas of Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Plant and Dak Drinh Hydropower Plant in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Plant (Photo: VNA) Le Nhu Nhat, director of the provincial Industry and Trade Department said that the installation of the two newest earthquake monitoring stations...

A group of Vietnamese researchers has won the second prize of the 2022 China-ASEAN Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (CAIEC) for their Brain Analytics project, AI software to detect Alzheimer disease by analysing MRI brain images. Pham Thi Nhu Trang speaks on behalf of the Vietnamese team at the awarding ceremony. (Photo: VNA) The team from the International University...

In an effort to combat global climate change and extreme weather patterns which have caused severe human and property losses, Vietnam is resolved to plant 1 billion trees in the 2021-2025 period. Vietnam is resolved to plant 1 billion trees in the 2021-2025 period. (Photo: VNA) Under Directive No. 03/CT-TTg on tasks after the 2023 Tet (Lunar New Year)...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued an action plan on climate change adaptation to 2030, with a vision to 2025, with a goal of reducing the sector's greenhouse gas emission by 25%-30%. Illustrative photo (Source: congthuong.vn) Under the plan, the proportion of renewable energy in the total primary energy supply will reach about 15-20% by...

The capital city of Hanoi will switch off public and advertising lighting systems in some public areas and streets from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on March 25 as part of its response to the global Earth Hour campaign. Illustrative image. (Photo: Internet) Under a plan of action which was issued by the municipal People’s Committee, a range of activities will...

Vietnam needs to develop a policy to encourage husbands and wives-to-be to register for pre-marital health tests, so that they will be more prepared both psychologically and physically for their married life without causing burdens on themselves and society. A doctor takes an ultra-sound of a woman in northern Nam Dinh Province. About 1,000 women in 10 districts are...

A project on reducing plastic waste in the Vietnamese tourism sector was launched on February 16 with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam. Illustrative image (Photo: kinhtemoitruong.vn) Ha Van Sieu, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, said that the project aims to promote the implementation of plastic waste reduction...

Ordinary passports with electronic chips will be issued for Vietnamese citizens from March 1, 2023, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Immigration Department. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) A passport with an e-chip attached to its back cover stores encrypted information of the passport holder and the signature of the issuer, aiming to facilitate travel and raise the...

Each individual has different ways to share, help those with more difficult circumstances and can contribute volunteer work to the community. For young doctor Tran Thi Phuong Thao, Division of Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases and Nutrition of the Provincial Center for Disease Control, voluntary blood donation is a practical way. Born in 1991 and raised in the...

Vietnam will make more efforts to increase the effectiveness of the enforcement of legal regulations on anti-torture. Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) This is the main task of a plan, recently approved by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, on enhancing the efficient enforcement of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the...